http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/15/gop-senate-coup-puts-was-gun-laws-in-hands-of-nra-a-rated-committee-chair Comments On: GOP Senate Coup Puts WA's Gun Laws in Hands of NRA "A+" Rated Committee Chair by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Your right, the bill of rights are not a partisan issue, on the second, first or fourth. Having a clear understanding of that is a much more lucid view on complex social issues like angry white men dropping out of society and deciding to wage war against it.

however your note on armed teachers drops right back into wil in seattle territory. Democrats passed the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 turning schools into shooting galleries.
The intention was to keep black teens from shooting each other, but in practical terms it prevented security offers, or even off duty police offers from being armed at or near schools.

Its fun to talk about rambo teachers, but preventing all schools from the *option* of having a off duty cop, as armed security presence under any circumstances seems just as absurd.

also, this: http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3q72wb/
Posted by meanie]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:28:25 -0800 The Stranger
Notice also that unlike some issues gun control is not strictly partisan. A ton of Democrats oppose even a hint of stronger standards as well.

The state legislature is more likely to pass a law mandating that teachers be armed than to pass one that contains even a cosmetic ban on anything.
Posted by Fnarf]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:01:19 -0800 The Stranger Yes what happened is awful and even more so that children were involved but it is not guns. Guns did not kill those 28 people, a young man killed those people and he happened to use a gun.
The deaths that happened in this one event will overshadow the deaths of domestic abuse, drunk driving, drug overdose, suicide, accidental death and natural death and the list can go on and on.
The families of Newton and this tragedy will never be forgotten but what about everyone else who lost their life this week? The mother who was beaten to death or the father who took his own life, the 14 year old lesbian or gay man who took their life because they were different.
The death toll cannot be justified for any one cause and blame and finger pointing needs to be eliminated because fighting for one cause and debunking another is counter productive.
The Stranger who has fought so hard to change the Constitution to allow and accept Gay Marriage is Balls Deep in Changing the Constitution to eliminate a personal belief of others by owning a gun. Ironic?

Posted by Gay Gun Owner with a Pittbull]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:30:03 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by cracked]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:55:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by John Scott Tynes]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:43:34 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by cracked]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:13:07 -0800 The Stranger
This is who we are. Your Obama-voting, pro-gay-rights neighbor is caressing his weapons right now, dreaming of the day he saves a child by heroically taking out an ethnically dubious gunman in almost impossible circumstances -- just like his right-wing counterpart. The fantasy owns us now, owns us all.
Posted by Fnarf]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:46:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by cracked]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:22:24 -0800 The Stranger Guess I was wrong.
Posted by Lissa]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:33:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Stranger'sWorstNightmare]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:32:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Hanoumatoi]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:13:25 -0800 The Stranger my ass.

@9 - tell us again how the Dems are going to lose the last election, okay

@15 - Of course you are. You're in favor of being in the minority too, right? Must be, you voted for McKenna.

@23 - Are you really implying that people are shooting up elementary schools so the government can take your guns? Holy shit, you are insane.

Posted by Pridge Wessea]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:37:07 -0800 The Stranger
For every person who thinks that is a solution they need to reflect on history and the 90 million people murdered by their own government over the last century. There are no arguments of any kind to arm with inferior weapons to those of a potential agressor.

A discussion of gun control is a discussion over enslavement. That is the proposition plain and simple.

How convient that the killers in both recent cases are themselves dead. Have you no questions about why that would be? Simple minded knee jerk reactions targeting ownship of firearms is plainly the express purpose of these shooting. I seriously doubt we are simply dealing with a distrubed individual in most recent case.

For one thing a review of the news not broadcast might be revealing. Wake up people, indeed there is an enemy inside the gates, but it isn't your neighbor and his prized gun collection.


Posted by Citizen X]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:11:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Hanoumatoi]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:56:34 -0800 The Stranger
You're overthinking it.
Posted by jt]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:52:57 -0800 The Stranger
I mention this because I can't go to the Stranger's web-site or open a paper copy without seeing blatant promotion of alcohol culture. If the writers at the Stranger were truely concerned for the well-being of people they would be as up-in-arms, if not more, for alcohol reform. However, alcohol reform isn't a sexy issue.

Now, I know what some of you are thinking: "A (insert scary-sounding gun here) is meant for one purpose; killing people. And this is true, reduced to its most basic purpose. However, that would be like saying that alcohol's one purpose is killing brain cells. But most people don't drink alcohol to kill their brain cells, because it's most basic function, in spirit, is to allow it's user to loosen up and have fun. I would then argue that a gun's most basic function, in spirit, is to secure liberty against the threat of a tyrannical government.

So Stranger, if you're for gun control, I can't change that. But spare the rhetorical nonsense. The indignant tone of your gun articles is clearly done for the sensationalism, rather than the substance.
Posted by Save It]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:43:47 -0800 The Stranger
Regardless of your rampant hatred for Goldy, and all things Goldy-like, having such negativity and hatred living within your soul is just sad sad sad. Maybe you think you will change some minds here, but instead you just expose yourself as a tremendously troubled human being by saying such a disgraceful thing. I hope you can somehow find some comfort in your existence some day.
Posted by sperifera]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:41:26 -0800 The Stranger
No. He's just a nutter who spews nonsense.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:16:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Hanoumatoi]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:04:47 -0800 The Stranger
Slog could ban Mr. G also, since his trollish BS is posted on other sites under other names, all spitting venom at "progressives".
Posted by sarah70]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:01:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:56:25 -0800 The Stranger
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdoc…

I think the strategy that says that Ed Murray should just get out of the way and let the GOP do what they want to do is the right one--it'll help all their "moderates" lose in 2014.
Posted by TheRain]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:34:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by NancyBalls]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:30:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by goldys whats wrong with america]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:20:47 -0800 The Stranger
Both recent shootings featured mentally unstable men, who stole firearms and committed insane acts of violence.

Debate of ideas is a cornerstone of our democracy. This is ambulance chasing, opportunistic evangelism and its disgusting.

Enjoy your moral podium with the abortion protesters.
Posted by meanie]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:13:27 -0800 The Stranger